A woman in China has sued a cinema and the distributors of the movie Aftershock for wasting her time with adverts.

According to the Xinhua news agency, Chen Xiaomei claims the Polybona International Cinema and film distributors Huayi Brothers Media Corporation should have told her of the length of the pre-movie commercials.

Chen, a lawyer, accused the Xian-based picturehouse and the distributors of violating her freedom of choice and wasting her time, AFP reports.

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The claimant is seeking a full apology, a refund for her 35 yuan (Â£3.30) ticket, another 35 yaun in compensation plus one yuan for emotional damages.

In the case, which has been accepted by the People's Court in Xian, Chen has also called on commercials to be reduced to five minutes or less and for cinemas to publish the lengths of ads on its website, cinema foyers or via a customer hotline.